10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher

7 Hot Edtech Topics #iste19 #notatiste19

22 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stacey Roshan, author of Tech with Heart, talks about seven edtech topics that are sparking conversation this summer both online and at ISTE19.  www....

No #ISTE19 Fomo - Join #NotAtIste19 and Start Learning

21 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

ISTE 2019 is here but there's no reason for all of us edtech geeks who can't go this year to miss out on the learning. The #NotAtISTE19 hasthag is alr...

5 Ways to Customize Your Teacher Professional Development This Summer

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Teachers need personal professional development. In today's episode, we're sharing five real-world examples of teachers who used their summer to impro...

A Learner- Centered Innovation Model with Katie Martin

19 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Martin, an ISTE 2018 keynote, talks about the importance of putting learners at the center of your innovation model. She starts with the questio...

How to Design the Classroom for Learning with Michael Cohen

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Cohen, aka the Tech Rabbi, and author of Education by Design talks about classroom design. We should design the classroom environment for lear...

23 Gsuite Ideas to Excite Your Kids About Learning - ISTE19

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Curts @ericcurts  teaches us twenty-three ways to use Gsuite tools in our classroom. With ideas for Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Drawings f...

5 Ways to Work On Your Personal Brand This Summer

15 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Many of you this summer are going to be working on your personal brand. Now, whether you think you have a brand or not, you do. And I know it's kind o...

5 Awesome Things for Teachers to Do This Summer

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Summer is an important time for educators. While some people debate what educators should or shouldn't do over the summer, ultimately it is YOUR summe...

How to Help Kids Who Hate Math Learn It

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today Dan Meyer @ddmeyer gives us tips and advice for helping kids who hate math learn to love it. He explains the 3-Act method of teaching. www.coo...

iPads in Kindergarten

12 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Lirenman (@KLirenman) and Kristen Wideen (@mrswideen) have written the definitive book on using iPads in the elementary classroom,  Innovate w...

Motivating Struggling Learners in Summer School and Your Classroom Everyday

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

So many kids struggle, especially in summer school. Popular author, Dr. Barbara Blackburn, gives us some tips to start summer school or any school yea...

5 Easy Brain Breaks for Your Classroom

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Want to help students learn and be more refreshed? Students need breaks too. That is why brain breaks are becoming so popular. Teacher Rob Donatelli @...

How to Unleash the Potential of Every Child

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Loud dropped out of high school because he didn't connect with his teachers. Somehow, he connected with books though and became a high school and ...

How to Create a Summer Writing Notebook

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

oday Angela Stockman @AngelaStockman challenges teachers and students to create a summer writing notebook with the #flaneur challenge. This is going...

Hyperdocs: Tips and How-To's for Teachers

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lisa Scumpieru, 10th-grade Literature Teacher, gives us a crash course in Hyperdocs. She shares lesson plans, ideas, and tips for getting started quic...

What Helps Kids Really Learn

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do kids learn and remember? Teacher Andrew Stadel, @mr_stadel founder of the popular site estimation180.com, talks about this pursuit of learning ...

5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Summer

31 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Linda Kardamis talks about how we can make the most of our summer. Get ready to rock summertime with these five ideas. www.coolcatteacher.com/e505 Blo...

20 Ways to Have a Summer That Matters

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I want to challenge your thinking about your summer. So, I've collected twenty of the best ways to make this summer one of learning. This is a b...

How to Amplify Kindergarten and Elementary Voices

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

First grade teacher Danielle Moore has worked with early elementary and kindergarten students as she helps them amplify their voice. Yes, young childr...

10 Tips for Awesome Digital Citizenship

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tech Coach Penny Rayhill shares ten tips for awesome digital citizenship. If you're looking for some sites to explore - here they are! www.coolcatteac...

12 Fundamentals of Success - Write Your Own Story

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Barth, author of the 1% Journal: 366 Challenges for Your Journey to Success encourages us teachers to write our own story. As we reflect this sum...

How I overcame adversity

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Many people are destroyed by bullying, teasing, and the challenges of youth. Over the years, I've often contemplated why my story was so different. Wh...

Rocking TpT This Summer

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Want to start working with Teachers Pay Teachers this summer? Pam Olivieri from Rockin' Resources tells us how to get started. www.coolcatteacher.com/...

Research Spotlight: Student-Centered Blended Learning

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Regina Giraldo-García shares her research on what makes effective blended learning. www.coolcatteacher.com/e498 Dr. Regina Giraldo-García Bio as...

How to Promote Deeper Learning with the Four Shifts

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The four shifts is a new education technology paradigm shared in the book Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning by Scott McLeod and Julie Graber. ...

What's New In Digital Leadership version 2

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Sheninger has rewritten his popular book Digital Leadership. In this show, learn what he added and what has changed. With over half the book bein...

5 Ways to Create a Culture of Inquiry in Your Classroom Now

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To create a classroom culture of inquiry, we can follow these five techniques. Connie Hamilton, author of Hacking Questions: 11 Answers That Create a ...

Talking to Kids About Poverty

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jaime Casap, Google's Education Evangelist, grew up in poverty. Today, he shares his story and encouragement to help teachers reach children from a va...

How to Set Goals for Your Library This Summer

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

While we have to finish well, those of us who are returning to another year as an educator have to look forward to plan. Today, media specialist Amand...

Martians in Your Classroom, STEM, and Making Makerspaces Accessible

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The first person to walk on Mars has already been born and is in our classrooms today, so the  experts tell us. He or she could be in your classroom ...

Alec Couros on Spearfishing, Citizenship, and Lateral Reading

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Schools are being targeted with "spearfishing" attacks - a new form of phishing that is quite deceptive. Citizenship encompasses digital citizenship a...

5 Ways to Leverage Play In Your Class Today

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Play belongs in every classroom. Today, Jill Vialet shows us how. www.coolcatteacher.com/e490 Bio as submitted Jill Vialet is the Founder and CEO of P...

Music Teachers of Excellence with the CMA Foundation

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Music education helps students engage with learning and has many positive benefits. Today's guest, Tiffany Kerns, Executive Director of the CMA Founda...

PBIS, Discipline, and Compassion Fatigue

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When I shared a USA Today Article on PBIS on my Facebook page, teachers started responding and yelled volumes about mis-implementation mis-understand...

Raspberry Pi Guy, Rocketboards & Robots

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Timmons-Brown is the "Raspberry Pi Guy" on Youtube. If you don't know what the Raspberry Pi is, it is an amazing small computer from which you ca...

How to Build Trust with Your Students

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Students need to trust their teachers. The result is better relationships, better learning, and a better quality of experience for everyone -- teacher...

5 Ways to Overcome Feeling Overwhelmed

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This time of year is a challenging one for educators. It is easy to feel overwhelmed. Today's show will encourage and help you to overcome that overwh...

How to Transform the American High School

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sarah Fine, co-author of  In Search of Deeper Learning, The Quest to Remake the American High School talks about her research into remarkable hig...

How to Give Effective Feedback that Works

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Teachers spend hours giving effective feedback only to have students not respond or use it to improve. In this case, one could argue that the teacher ...

Digital Equity: How to Understand The Problems Facing #Edtech

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Nicol R. Howard champions digital equity issues for children. What are those issues? How can we help? Today we take a dive into digital equity and...

Motivating Thoughts for Teachers

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Preventing burnout, finding the right colleagues, communication, the struggle with perfection... these topics are just some of the encouragements that...

5 Things to Know About Gen Z Kids

26 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Shalini Shankar has been studying Generation Z. From spelling bee's to sports, this generation seems to be professionalizing their childhood. Learn mo...

How Can We Help Lonely Kids and Improve School Safety?

25 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Fatheree helped co-organize a recent national summit on school safety in the United States. In today's show, Joe talks about the summit, what scho...

Standards-Based Grading: How to Start the Journey

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Standards-based grading -- where students are assessed by specific standards -- is being discussed or implemented in many districts. Today we talk to ...

11 Essential Chrome Extensions (And a New Browser)

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Extensions can be useful, helpful tools for parents and teachers. There are pitfalls and pluses from each extension and ways to use them in the classr...

5 Tips to Help Students Feel Valued in the Classroom

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Students need to feel valued. Today's featured educator Crystal Willis from Instagram and TpT as "SunflowersandSped" shares five important tips to hel...

5 Ideas for Helping Parents Read with their Kids (No Matter Their Age)

19 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Frederick Douglass said, "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." Reading is important. Today, we talk to reading expert, Amy Mascott, abou...

Girls and STEM: The Google 20% Project That Encourages Girls to go Into STEM

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Girls and people of color need role models who look like them. Today's show is a team of people at Google who have done just that. Komal Singh is a Go...

Can Schools Be Fair? Restorative Justice and Improving Your School Culture

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Desmond Tutu says, "Restorative justice says "No, the offense affected a relationship" and what you are seeking for is to restore the relationship, to...

Will AI Help Education or Ruin It? The Pitfalls and Possibilities of AI.

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is only as moral and as good as those who create it. Today, AI ethics thought-leader Joe Fatheree and I discuss this top...

Improve Student Behavior Now!

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Need to improve classroom management? Today Darrian Tanner, the Florida State High Impact Teacher award winner for 2016-2017 and 2018-2019 talks abou...

5 Writing Strategies and Tools to Reach Every Learner

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do your students hate to write? If you need quick ideas to help reach reluctant and struggling writers, Michele Haiken will help us learn more! Michel...

Unconventional Project Based Learning That Engages Students

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Noa Daniel talks about how unconventional project-based learning and how we can engage students with learning. If you're struggling with student engag...

My Kids Hate Their Desks! (And What I Did About It!)

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brooke Markle, a veteran middle-level English educator, realized that her kids hated their desks. They wiggled. They moved. They struggled to pay atte...

Principal Frank DeAngelis - Part 2

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Frank DeAngelis was principal of Columbine high school in 1999 and remained the principal until 2015 when all of the students who were in PreK at the ...

Columbine's Frank DeAngelis - The Story of Columbine's Heart, Resilience, and Recovery

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Frank DeAngelis was principal of Columbine high school in 1999 and remained the principal until 2015 when all of the students who were in PreK at the ...

Neuroscience Research: 5 Ways to Superior Teaching

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath gives us five ways that recent neuroscience research can help us improve our classroom teaching. www.coolcatteacher.com/e465 ...

How a Little Graphic Novel is Inspiring Teachers to Think

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's show is an inspiring look into some of the truths of teaching from Josh Stumpenhorst, author of the graphic novel, Drawn to Teach, about the ...

What Happens When a Statistics Class is Taught with PBL

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Chiappetta, Utah State Teacher of the Year 2017, uses a project-based learning approach for statistics. For those who think you cannot teach diff...

Advice from a Filmmaking Pro About How to Help Kids Make Movies

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Movie making teachers and students can benefit from practical advice from a professional film editor. Not just a film editor, Steven Hullfish has inte...

15 Ways to Get More Motivated This Week

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you're struggling and need some encouragement, today's show is for you. Mike Roberts, author of Chasing Greatness: 26.2 Ways Teaching is Like Runn...

5 Things About Effective Digital Citizenship You Need to Know

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Ribble, a digital citizenship expert, shares five important things every educator should know about digital citizenship.  www.coolcatteacher.co...

How To Help Kids Ask More Amazing Questions Now

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Right Question Technique is being used by educators around the world to help children ask better questions. Erin Murphy talks about how we can imp...

5 Essential Things Teachers Need to Know About UDL

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) doesn't have to be mind-boggling. Today's guest is international UDL expert Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D. She talks abou...

What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship - Part 2

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In part 2 of this show, we discuss the addictive nature of social media and other important digital citizenship issues. Internet safety expert Anne Co...

What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship Part 1

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Anne Collier, Founder and Executive Director of The Net Safety Collaborative and SocialMediaHelpline.com, shares what we need to know about social med...

5 Ways to Achieve Balance

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mandy Froehlich gives teachers advice on how to achieve balance between their classroom and personal life. It is difficult but these ideas can help. w...

What This Writing Expert Learned That Will Make You a Better Teacher

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Angela Stockman has been spending time with students as she teaches them to improve and enjoy their writing. She's learned some remarkable things that...

Why Teaching Languages is Actually Very Important

06 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Diego Ojeda, co-founder of @LangchatPLN talks about the importance of languages and why we need to know them even in a world of translators and AI. ww...

How to Use Augmented Reality in Language and Literature Classes

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

TW Williamson, a teacher in Taiwan, is helping language and literature teachers use Augmented Reality (AR) in exciting ways. Dive into this new techno...

Momo Reflections -- The Warning: My Thoughts on What We Can Learn from "Momo"

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Momo scam/hoax/threat has inspired some thoughts about what we should learn so we can prevent such a time-wasting but hurtful thing from spreading...

5 Ways to Teach Using Art

01 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nicola Giardina, author of The More We Look, the Deeper It Gets: Transforming the Curriculum Through Art shares five ways we can incorporate art int...

Why Playful Learning Is So Important in the Classroom and the Real World

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Gann, Professor of Innovation and Technology Management, shares what his research has shown about playful learning in the business world and cla...

How to Design the Classroom for Effective Education

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Cohen, aka the Tech Rabbi, and author of Education by Design talks about classroom design. We should design the classroom environment for lear...

How to Use Alexa Devices in the Classroom

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Brian S. Friedlander talks about the Amazon Alexa devices and why so many teachers are excited about them. www.coolcatteacher.com/e447  Today's s...

Reclaiming Our Calling #MotivationMonday

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Get motivated and remember why we want to teach with principal Brad Gustafson. www.coolcatteacher.com/e446  Sponsored by Empatico, an amazing free wa...

5 Essential Practices for Designated and Integrated ELD

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Iwaszewicz talks about five strategies for designated and integrated ELD /ELA. www.coolcatteacher.com/e445  Today's sponsor is Metaverse. G...

AI in the Classroom

21 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Zimmerman talks about AI in the classroom and her new book that shares what we should be doing in this topic. www.coolcatteacher.com/e444  s...

Creating in AR and VR in the Classroom

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jaime Donally talks about how students can create with AR and VR in the classroom. coolcatteacher.com/e443 Today's sponsor is Metaverse. Check them ou...

AR and VR in the Classroom

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Augmented Reality an Virtual Reality in the classroom with Hall Davidson. www.coolcatteacher.com/e442  Today's sponsor is Metaverse. Go to www.coolca...

25 Days of Making: When Educators Make, Create, and Have Fun

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learning to make and create can be a challenge but hundreds of educators took the challenge. Aaron Maurer talks about the 25 days of making. You can j...

5 Ways to Battle Burnout

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tired teachers need strategies to stay refreshed and feel good. Today, we talk about battling burnout. www.coolcatteacher.com/e440 Right now, 10-minut...

Valentine's Gift: Confessions of the Pain, Joy, and Love of Teaching

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's show is different - it is longer than usual. I share some stories of insults, struggles, mistakes, and joys of teaching. The hope is that you'...

This is What Happens When You Teach From Antarctica

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Developing an "explorer's mindset" is the goal. To help nurture the explorer's mindset in his students, Donnie Piercey traveled to Antarctica and conn...

Fantastic Apps I Use Every Day

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I have picked five of my essential classroom tools. Pick one today to try with your students. I've also added some of my favorite new productivity too...

Revealing the Heart to Breakthrough to the Unreachable Student

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Basil Marin's story of struggle to success will inspire every teacher to reach the unreachable student. He is now an assistant principal and spreading...

5 Popular Must-Watch Videos with Inspiring Stories That Will Make You Smile

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Trevor Muir's Facebook videos are getting millions of views. Hear the touching teacher stories that are resonating and have teachers sharing. See the ...

Secrets of Accessible Online Content You Need to Know

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In some of the statistics about online accessibility, we see that, up to 20% of people are excluded from websites when our site is not accessible. Mor...

Pioneering Excellence for Better Computer Science Now

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Bergman, author of Computer Science K12: Imagine the Possibilities, gives an overview of the things we should be teaching students relating to Co...

Valuable Virtual Reality Things Every Teacher Should Know

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The impossible, dangerous, counterproductive, or experience are perfect experiences for virtual reality. Teacher Steven Sato shares with us the kinds ...

Beware of Time-Wasting Low Level Technology Learning

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Murray reflects on his first 1:1 program seventeen years ago with Palm Pilots. He's concerned that we often celebrate low-level learning. "Just be...

5 Authentic Ways to Encourage People Right Now

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Genuine appreciation that is timely and meaningful can go a long way in the classroom, between colleagues, and administrators and their teachers. So w...

How to Make Science Thrilling from a "Jurassic Park" Mind

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ray Havasay was a scientist consulted on the making of the original Jurassic Park. Now, she is Executive Director of The Center for Science Teachi...

How to Get Your Students Out of the Box

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How can you get your students out of the box when you educate them in a box? Check out a revolutionary way to educate with arts, ag, and nature by dig...

Building Good Relationships with Your Students' Parents

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's parents like a different kind of communication. Student videos. Some information and not others. Mike Daugherty, a Director of Technology in O...

Building Positive Relationships Between Administrators and Teachers

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

While teachers might need to put students first, Dr. Brad Johnson makes the point in his book Putting Teachers First: How to Inspire, Motivate, and Co...

5 Sure Fire Ways to Create Remarkable Graphics

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Vincent is a pro at creating graphics. His blog and work is full of amazing graphics. Today, he teaches us five sure-fire ways to create remarkab...

How Should We Evaluate Leaders?

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Toby Travis, Headmaster and leadership consultant, talks about the effective methods of evaluating school leaders, focusing on the research. www.c...

No 1:1 devices? You can be an awesome tech using school anyway!

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gail Charnick and her teachers are using a variety of technologies and showing that you don't have to be 1 to 1 to be leading edge. www.coolcatteacher...

Virtual Valentines & 2 other cool, fun collaborative ideas for teachers

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dyane Smokorowski talks about Virtual Valentines, a Doodle project, and a fun trip with teachers to the San Diego Zoo this summer. Dive in! www.coolca...